Wnt-7a belongs to the Wnt family of signaling proteins that play a key role in maintaining the integrity of embryonic and ***** tissues. It is expressed in placenta, kidney, testis, uterus, fetal lung, and fetal and ***** brain. Most Wnt proteins can signal though a mechanism called the canonical Wnt pathway, in which Wnt proteins bind to and activate seven-pass transmembrane receptors of the Frizzled family, ultimately leading to the disruption of β-catenin degradation. Intracellular accumulation of β-catenin increases translocation of the protein into the nucleus, where it binds to TCF/LEF transcription factors to induce the expression of numerous genes. Increased Wnt/β-catenin signaling is associated with tumorigenesis in a diverse set of human cancers. However, Wnt-7a/Frizzled-9 signaling has been shown to act as a tumor suppressor in non-small cell lung cancers. Recombinant Human Wnt-7a is a 35.5 kDa glycoprotein containing 318 amino acids. Due to glycosylation, Wnt-7a migrates between 40-55 kDa by SDS-PAGE gel under unreduced conditions.
Source:
HEK293 cells
Synonyms:
None.
AA Sequence:
LGASIICNKI PGLAPRQRAI CQSRPDAIIV IGEGSQMGLD ECQFQFRNGR WNCSALGERT VFGKELKVGS REAAFTYAII AAGVAHAITA ACTQGNLSDC GCDKEKQGQY HRDEGWKWGG CSADIRYGIG FAKVFVDARE IKQNARTLMN LHNNEAGRKI LEENMKLECK CHGVSGSCTT KTCWTTLPQF RELGYVLKDK YNEAVHVEPV RASRNKRPTF LKIKKPLSYR KPMDTDLVYI EKSPNYCEED PVTGSVGTQG RACNKTAPQA SGCDLMCCGR GYNTHQYARV WQCNCKFHWC CYVKCNTCSE RTEMYTCK
Purity:
≥ 80% by SDS-PAGE gel and HPLC analyses.
Biological Activity:
Determined by its ability to inhibit Wnt-3a-induced alkaline phosphatase production in MC3T3-E1 cells. The expected ED50 for this effect is 40-60 ng/ml.
Note:
100μg is the largest vial size for this product.
Larger sizes supplied as multiple 100μg vials.
